Carol D'Allesandro

Carol D'Allesandro was a member of the Detroit Partnership of the American Mafia. He was known for his involvement with labor union corruption, as well as for his association with Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa.

Biography
Carol D'Allesandro was born in Detroit, Michigan to a family of Italian descent, and he became a member of the Mafia and an associate of the Detroit Partnership. D'Allesandro met Teamsters organizer Jimmy Hoffa after the failure of the 1942 Railroad Transport Agency strike, and he became his closest mob ally, using extortion and intimidation to assist the labor unions in exchange for favors. In 1960, D'Allesandro and Hoffa found a way to exploit the Teamsters' pension fund, with the Teamsters giving loans to D'Allesandro and the Mafia. They talked about the plans on a hunting trip, and the plans were written on Peter Connelly's hunting license. In 1964, Connelly betrayed Hoffa, ratting him out to the US Senate committee and implicating D'Allesandro. D'Allesandro worked with Bobby Ciaro to secure Hoffa's release, suggesting that the Teamsters should endorse Republican Party presidential candidate Richard Nixon so that Hoffa could secure a presidential pardon. D'Allesandro's plan failed, as Hoffa was banned from rejoining the union for ten years, and Hoffa attempted to convince D'Allesandro to have his successor as Teamster president, Frank Fitzsimmons, murdered. D'Allesandro believed that he could not do that, as Hoffa was already attracting a lot of attention from law enforcement, and Hoffa announced that he had plans to talk to the press if D'Allesandro did not solve his problem. Feeling threatened by Hoffa, D'Allesandro arranged for Hoffa to be killed at a roadhouse diner in Bloomfield Township, Michigan on 30 July 1975. Hoffa and Bobby Ciaro were both killed, covering up D'Allesandro's crimes.